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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa MeningitisPhase 2NCT00752882

Ceftazidime Pharmacokinetic in Cerebrospinal Fluid Between Continuous and Intermittent Administration

A Phase 2 study testing ceftazidime in people with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Meningitis, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Meningitis is an infection where morbidity and mortality depend on the delay of the initial treatment for a good prognostic. The antibiotherapy rapidity allows to decrease the mortality. Intermittent administration of ceftazidime is a reference treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Meningitis
What is being tested?
ceftazidime
How many people
24 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento Jun 2009
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • patients aged over 18 years old,
  • patients hospitalised for a cerebrolesion associated to a hydrocephalus drained by an external ventricular derivation, an acquired pneumopathy under mechanic ventilation since more 7 days in the department of neurological intensive care

Who cannot join

  • patients treated by ceftazidime 15 days before the beginning of this study

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: Comparison of Ceftazidime Pharmacokinetic in Cerebrospinal Fluid Between Continuous and Intermittent Administration

Meningitis is an infection where morbidity and mortality depend on the delay of the initial treatment for a good prognostic. The antibiotherapy rapidity allows to decrease the mortality. Intermittent administration of ceftazidime is a reference treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis. In the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumopathy, ceftazidime can be administered by intermittent injections or by continuous perfusion. The continuous administration of ceftazidime is not validated in Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis. However, ceftazidime is a time dependant antibiotic and continuous treatment would provide a more efficient therapeutic. The aim of this study is to determine if the continuous administration of ceftazidime could permit a better therapeutic practice of Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis compared with intermittent administrations.

Read the detailed description

This study will compare the administration of ceftazidime by intermittent intravenous injections (29 mg/kg 30min ×3/day) and by continuous infusion (86 mg/kg/24 h, preceded by 29 mg/kg/30 min). The main evaluation criterion of the study is the measure of the time during which ceftazidime concentration is above minimal inhibitive concentration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cerebrospinal fluid. This study will be developed in a neurological intensive care department. Inclusion criteria will be essentially, patients aged over 18 years old, hospitalised for a cerebrolesion associated to a hydrocephalus drained by an external ventricular derivation, an acquired pneumopathy under mechanic ventilation since more 7 days in the department of neurological intensive care. This study is a prospective randomised, simple blind and divided in two parts. The first part of the study is a study with parallel group comparing the treatment initiation between a continuous and an intermittent treatment of ceftazidime. The second part of the study is a cross-over study. One patient group will receive a continuous treatment of ceftazidime and the other patient group will receive an intermittent treatment of ceftazidime.

Being tested
ceftazidime
Keywords
Ceftazidime, Pharmacokinetics, Pseudomonas, aeruginosa, Meningitis, Patients, hospitalised, cerebrolesion, acquired, pneumopathy, mechanic, ventilation
Medical subject headings
Pseudomonas Infections, Meningitis, Lung Diseases, Respiratory Aspiration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ceftazidimeDrug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study completionJun 2009 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00752882
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHU-0025
Status last verified
Jan 2011
First submitted
13 Sep 2007
Last updated
19 Jan 2011
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing ceftazidime in people with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Meningitis, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jan 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Patrick Lacarin, DRC (04 73 75 11 95, placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jan 2011.

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